Schedules Posted For Bowdoin Men's and Women's Swimming and Diving

Oct 24, 2013

BRUNSWICK, Maine - The Bowdoin College men's and women's
swimming and diving teams have announced their 2013-14 regular
season schedules. Both teams will open the season on November 23 as
they host a dual meet against Babson and MIT at 1:00 PM.

Men’s Swimming and Diving – 2013-14
Schedule
Coming off a sixth-place finish at last year's NESCAC
Championship, the Polar Bears will look to build on the success
they experienced in head-to-head and dual meets last season.
Bowdoin will host four regular season meets as well as the
three-day NESCAC Championships. The Polar Bears open up the season
as they host Babson and MIT on November 23. The team then
travels to MIT for a two-day invitational (Dec. 6-7) and return
home for three consecutive meets after break. The Polar Bears will
host WPI (Jan. 11), Bates (Jan. 17) and the University of Maine
(Jan. 18). The team then hits the road for meets at Wesleyan (Jan.
25), Colby (Feb. 1), and the Maine Event at Bates (Feb. 8). Bowdoin
returns home to host the NESCAC Championships at Greason Pool from
February 21-23.

Women's Swimming and Diving Schedule – 2013-14
Schedule
The women’s swimming and diving team returns from a
seventh-place finish at last year's NESCAC Championship. Bowdoin
fared well in head-to-head meets during the regular season, and
will compete in seven such events this year. The Polar Bears will
host four meets, opening at Greason Pool against Babson and MIT
(Nov. 23) before traveling to the MIT Invitational (Dec. 6-7). The
Polar Bears resume in January with three straight home match-ups
against WPI (Jan. 11), Bates (Jan. 17), and the University of Maine
(Jan. 18). The team then hits the road for meets at Wesleyan (Jan.
25), Colby (Feb. 1), and the Maine Event at Bates (Feb. 8).
Williams will host this years NESCAC Championships from February
14-16.

The swim teams will also play host to the three-day Bowdoin Open
at Greason Pool from December 13-15.

Coach Brad Burnham enters his 14th year as head coach of the Polar
Bears. The women's team will be captained by Helen Newton. Ryan
Peabody and Linc Rhodes will captain the men's squad.